Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area Trail

Great for a hike, walk, or run. Trails are designed for hiking, walking, or running depending on where you go. Great for Nature walks with small children. Would recommend this to others!

great everyday hiking/walking trails. if you go to the trails on the right huge fern field in the woods

This place is great. Initially I had a challenging time figuring out the entrance and came across a ton of bear traps... but then I found my way. Loved the little offshoots to include the boardwalk to the pond and view of the beaver dam, the waterfall and the fire lookout. Wide and well-groomed train path. Everything is exceptionally well marked and it shows that a lot of effort goes into the maintenance of this park. Great place to take kids to burn off some energy.

Make sure to explore some of the offshoots.
Check out the fire tower this trail will lead into the center of the loop.
Check out the waterfall as well!

Easy to follow trail. Mostly walking with some slight hills.

Beautiful walk, some gentle hills. Easy and quick with some pretty water scenery.

Great place to bring your leashed dog!

Great trail with lots of stops on the way. A fire tower with a great view, a waterfall, and a beautiful pond. You feel like you're completly lost in the woods but it's a loop so it's easy to find your way back. I'll definitely be back again!

First time hiking last year here.

Nice wide open trails with beautiful views on the side trails.

Great for dog walking!

Easy and family friendly

I visit Sessions Woods regularly since I first moved to CT in '09. I live 15 minutes away from it in the City of Bristol. It's nice to get away from the urban setting and appreciate the peace and tranquility of nature. There is ample parking area and information center. Though there are several trails, I usually walk the Beaver Pond Trail. Part of the trail is along the stream and it's a pleasure to see and hear the soothing water streams. There are also mini trails to explore, that branch out from the main one,. My favorite are the Beaver pond, the fire tower view point and the Waterfall (mind your steps going down to the waterfall, it is steep). In the Fall, you can appreciate the leaves changing color and the fallen leaves create a path of bright yellow and red which appears glorious to say the least. I have a special place in my heart for Sessions Woods and I hope you have an enjoyable time visiting there too!

scenic but a little too easy if you are interested in a workout. great for kids

Love it so very pretty. Great kid friendly easy trail. Great for families!

Beautiful! Don't miss the Boardwalk.

It was a great trail with several side trails off the main loop. There is a waterfall, wildlife observatory, and so much more I have to go back. My opinion start with the beaver trail entrance and explore the side trails as you go. Terrain is pretty good as it's mostly gravel if you stay on the main trail (people bring strollers/kids/dogs). Few tougher inclines too.

Pretty nice to trail run this, hills can be a challenge. This is my go to spot till I explore more

This was a very pleasant well marked trail. Excellent for families. Offers a cool rock waterfall, cool fire tower to climb, beaver dams to view, small wooden boardwalk surrounded by lily pads and turtles. There is one porta potty on the trail right before the turn off to the wildlife blind and the Firetower.

It's such an easy nice walk with different options.

This is a beautiful and easy trail to walk with anybody.

I love this hike. There are so many things to see right off the trail like the waterfalls, fire tower, beaver marsh, etc.

Good quick hike in my neighborhood. Great for starting off. Good for the family. Under 3 mile hike in 45 minutes if you don't go off the main trail.

Had a great hike today, if was my second time here. Main gravel trail loop is about 3 miles and a mix of hills and flat terrain, very scenic and a great place for a hike. I'll definitely be back!

Great trail and lots of hills for a great workout!

This trail was pretty nice, I like that it has other side trails marked to explore. I've yet to check out the waterfall (on my to do list!) but it's pretty neat that there's camp sites for youth groups and it teaches you about nature as you walk the trails!!

I am new to hiking and this was one of my first ever hikes that I did by myself- and I am so glad I found it! This is a relatively easy loop, well marked with great side trails that then go right back to the main loop. Some of the side trails I did included falls, a beautiful beaver pond overview (complete with white and pink water lily's), a small tower and others!

Without a doubt recommend this trail!

very nice has informative plaques along the way and a specific trail for tree identification which was interesting. Seems kid friendly

Sessions Woods is rather unique hiking area that I've visited quite a few times over the last few years. What it lacks in "remoteness" it makes up for with abundant animal life, diverse habitats and some really interesting on-trail demonstrations of wildlife and forest management techniques.

Animals that I've been lucky enough to see along the Sessions Woods gravel trail include a wild turkey, a few snakes, a wide variety of birds, and even a painted turtle in the process of laying its eggs (a pretty rare sight).

besides the gravel loop, there's a load of way better actual hiking to be done in the surrounding area. One decent hike is at the start of the loop, before the gravel hill, take a right onto the blue trail system and basically you'll do a bigger loop, around the backside of the beaver pond. pix here
http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/568830821QrFjRP
Be advised a map is recommended, there are a few intersections (orange/red/yellow/white dot) and one intersection where you take the direction that doesn't seem to make sense.